I wanted to capture the flow of people coming in and out of my studio, so I made this time-lapse, using a Canon Timer Remote Controller (TC-80N3). I took one photo every 10 seconds for about 8 hours. If I remember correctly, there are over 2,800 images.

Minneapolis Art-A-Whirl 2011 from Craig VanDerSchaegen on Vimeo.

A few months ago I had the privilege of shooting in the studio all day for Ila Handbags, a Minneapolis company whose products are all handmade, using new and vintage fabrics.

This weekend we’re doing another shoot and I remembered that I never blogged any of the photos from the last one, so here they are!

More photos and some behind the scenes shots after the jump.

Paula, the designer and owner of Ila Handbags:

Behind the scenes:

The IVEY Awards are only one week away!

If you’re getting dressed up, stop by my studio for a quick drink and to have your photo taken before you hit the red carpet. Bring a date! Bring friends!

I’m just across the river in Northeast and will have everything ready to go so I can get you in and out quickly.

Whether or not you’re going to the IVEY Awards, if you want a fun photo to remember the night, stop on by! I’ll send your photo in an email later in the week. No cost. No catch.

When: Monday, September 20th @ 5pm – 9pm
Where: Craig VanDerSchaegen Photography (Map)
Casket Arts Building
681 17th Ave NE, #204
Minneapolis, MN 55413
612-245-8389

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Thanks to Amelia for modeling in a fabulous dress!

The week before doing this shoot I watched Zack Arias’ One Light dvd and thought this was the perfect excuse to do most of my shooting with a single strobe.

The first two shots were done with a Canon 580 EX II, bounced into a silver umbrella. I tried an Elinchrom strobe, but it was just way too powerful for what I wanted.

The following two shots were done with a Ray Flash, which I bought specifically for this shoot because the local rental place didn’t have a ring flash available. Wish I would’ve thought to call Flashlight. I’m sure they could have hooked me up.

Let me know what you think. I’m pretty happy with the results.

(Photos of the setup are below)

Shooting with Nick was a lot of fun. He was really laid back and up to try anything. I spent about a half day with him before he was heading back to New York to finish up at NYU. He just got a part in an off Broadway play, so he was really excited to go back to NYC with new headshots.

After doing all of my usual natural light setups with reflectors and such, I busted out my new ring light (some people call it a ring flash, but it doesn’t flash, so I’m sticking with ring light). My dad and uncle are both talented woodworkers and electricians. I showed them a ring light someone else made and they gave it their all. The result is amazing. Such a clean design. All wires are hidden, it has two dimmer switches, and sturdy mounts that work on standard light stands.

The setup for this shot was pretty easy. I positioned Nick so that he was between two windows, about 8 feet from the wall. I knew that this would create a bluish (cold) background and frame his face. The next step was figuring out how close to have him stand to the light. After some experimentation, I had him pretty close to the bulbs so I could see the lights in his eyes very clearly, while not interfering with his pupils.

The most difficult part of this shot was getting the white balance just right. The warm light from the bulbs was hard to mix with the cold light from the windows. I spent about 30 minutes in Adobe Lightroom before settling on something that I liked.

Here are some shots of the setup: